ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Soon, hundreds of hot air balloons will fill the Albuquerque sky as part of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, but what goes into making a balloon fly? The answer ...

Janie sends an e-mail asking how hot air balloons work. The first reaction is to say it's the fire shooting into the balloon. But, it's the fire that creates warm air which is less dense than cold air ...

To Albuquerque now, where under a desert sky, hundreds of pilots ready themselves to be lighter than air. At dawn, they'll lift off in hot air balloons, painting the October sky in a wash of color.

I’m doing something a little different in today’s newsletter: Some of you may already know that I grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and this time of year, it’s absolutely magical. The skies come ...

JACKSON, MI -- About 20 hot air balloons rose to the sky on Thursday evening, July 17, for the Women’s National Championship, A scheduled media flight for the Hot Air Jubilee was canceled due to ...

Directionally, you never know where a balloon is going to go because the wind controls it. A balloon operator can send a balloon higher or lower, but not steer it in specific directions. So before ...